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...United Russia Party set off a small chorus of Western criticism. Germany's spokesman said the process was "neither free, fair nor democratic." The U.S. called for any irregularities to be investigated. But by waiting until election day to draw attention to scattered reports of ballot-stuffing or voter intimidation, the West came across a bit like Captain Renault in Casablanca: suddenly it was shocked--shocked!--to find electoral shenanigans in Russia...
...lunatics is a thin one, and in the world of college women’s hockey, it narrows more and more with each passing week.When the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I poll came out on Oct. 22, Harvard had not even played its first game of the season. Yet some voter, somewhere, had the then-No. 6 Crimson placed all the way at the top of his or her list.Those of us at this newspaper who follow the women’s hockey team rolled eyes, laughed, and even sneered at this dim-witted voter. Surely, this person...
Restrictive voter registration practices negatively affect the turnout of young voters, according to a study released this week. The study—released by the Student Public Interest Research Groups’ (PIRGs) New Voters Project—examined colleges in Arizona and New Mexico, states with especially restrictive voting laws, during the 2006 election cycle. Last year, students from the National Campaign at the Institute of Politics conducted a similar study, in which they analyzed voting restrictions in five states that required students to register or vote in person for their first election. The new study by the Student...
...hands, shutting down political opposition and some media outlets. Polls prior to the referendum hinted that a slight majority opposed the constitutional amendment. “Essentially he tried to bite off more than he could chew, and went too far away from the Venezuelan median voter in asking for what is essentially the elimination of any checks and balances on his power,” Hausmann said. Government professor Steven R. Levitsky said the proposed amendments alienated core Chavistas, such as Raúl Baduel, one of Chavez’s closest military allies who recently retired and joined...
...things may not be that clear-cut. Voter turnout - around 52%, the highest since 2004 - may have been inflated by the stature of the candidates, according to Ma Ngok, a political scientist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Chan, a chief secretary in the last British colonial administration, remains very popular six years after retiring from government. Meanwhile, Ip is still controversial for aggressively pushing anti-sedition legislation during her tenure as Hong Kong's Secretary for Security. Although Ip also positioned herself as pro-suffrage - she says she simply wishes to avoid a confrontation with Beijing over...